Deposit Z559 - Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association deposit

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AU NBAC Z559

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Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association deposit

Date(s)

  • 1906 - 1966 (Creation)

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Deposit

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14.5 m (29 boxes)

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(1905 - 1994)

Biographical history

On 11 July 1905 the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association was formed and registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act to assume the industrial responsibilities of the Australasian Steamship Owners' Federation. The two bodies were identical in composition but differed in function, the ASOF dealing with matters pertaining to the Navigation Act and the CSOA handling industrial disputes, awards, and representing shipping companies in matters before the Arbitration Court.

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(2015 -)

Biographical history

Maritime Industry Australia Ltd has existed in various guises, with its genesis as the Australasian Steamship Owners Federation (ASOF) formed in 1899, closely followed in 1905 by industrial body, the Commonwealth Steamship Owners Association (CSOA). In 1986 ASOF became the Australian National Maritime Association (ANMA) which merged with CSOA in 1994 to become the Australian Shipowners Industrial Association (ASIA). ASIA underwent a name change in 1996 to become the Australian Shipowners Association (ASA). In early 2015 ASA became Maritime Industry Australia Limited (MIAL).

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The deposit consists of Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association classified industrial files 1948-1963; transcripts of proceedings of the Committee of Inquiry into the Stevedoring Industry 1955; transcripts of proceedings for the Waterside Workers Federation Award Amendments to Award re Constitution of Boards of Reference 1954; reports of Royal Commissions; newspaper cuttings; printed material; legal records; and also includes records of the Keilsoil Company. The deposit contains bound industrial files re Waterside Workers Federation of Australia 1913-1945; Federated Shipwrights & Ship Constructors Association of Australia 1935-1938; Federated Ship-painters and Dockers' Union of Australia 1935-1943; Federated Marine Stewards and Pantrymen's Association of Australasia 1909-1942; Australasian Institute of Marine Engineers 1909-1929; Merchant Service Guild / Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers 1908-1942; Marine Cooks Bakers & Butchers Association of Australasia 1908-1942; Federated Shipwrights, Ship Constructors, Naval Architects, Ships Draughtsmen and Boat Builders Association of Australia1922-1923 (1930); The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia 1936-1942; Merchant Service Guild of Australasia 1906-1931; Federated Clerks Union of Australia 1936-1942; Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia 1911-1946; Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union1911; Permanent and Casual Wharf Labourers' Union of Australia 1930-1932; North Australian Workers Union 1948.

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Researchers must sign an access agreement

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NBAC E203; NBAC E217

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Entered from deposit description on 24 July 2012

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